Take advantage when the campaign trail hits your region
This weekend I went to a Bernie Sanders campaign event. After I revived my conservative family from their heart attacks, I had a thought: in the United States, we all have the unique opportunity to become involved in our political climate. No matter what side of the debate you’re on, attending campaign events and town […]
Life as a ginger: It isn’t always a piece of carrot cake
The Weasley family cracks, gingers have no souls and National Kick a Ginger Day. Gingers have heard it all before. But Monday was National Redhead Day, a day for all the carrot tops of the world to revel in the uniqueness of their hair’s hue. Red hair is a rare trait caused by a recessive […]
Not everyone is going to like you, and that’s okay
“You’re you, and that’s enough.” This Dear Evan Hansen quote is a common sticker adorning the laptops of many students, but here’s the thing: it’s the truth. Not everyone is going to like you. And that’s okay. Learning this lesson is much easier said than done. I’ve been teaching myself this slowly over the years […]
Dealing with stress when you’re busy: Quick tips to keep you pushing through
The past week has been a doozy; tests and papers piling up one after the other, and professors seem to schedule every major assignment to be turned in on the same day. Add in the pressures of relationships in your personal life, a job and extracurriculars, and you’ve got yourself a recipe for a stress […]
Have or need dress or winter clothes? These student two organizations are hosting donation bins
Two organizations are hosting clothing drives to help students prepare for job interviews and the cooler weather. Career Ambassadors is holding a professional clothing drive; the Civil Service Advisory Council (CSAC) is holding a coat and winter clothing drive. Both organizations have set up bins in various buildings around campus to collect the clothing. buy […]
The Rant: Obnoxious in-class snifflers
Dear obnoxious in-class snifflers, I never thought I’d say this – but can you just stop breathing? I get it; the whole campus is sick, including me, but I can’t imagine how sitting in class forcing oxygen through your nose mucus is helping anything. What’s even worse is when I can tell you don’t actually […]
Living in the Midwest isn’t all that bad
“I can’t wait to get the heck out of here.” When you live in the Midwest, this statement is commonplace when talking about future plans. I, however, don’t believe living in the Midwest is all that bad. As a native Iowan, I have lived in the Midwest my entire life. However, I have also done […]
The Rant: The MUC Dining mosh pit
Dear people who huddle by MUC Dining waiting for it to open, Nothing irritates me more on a busy Monday morning than not being able to walk through the MUC from my 10 o’clock class to my 11 o’clock class because you are all huddled around the gates of MUC Dining like moths to light […]
Verve Vault: A brief history of USD’s structure fires
A planned arson, an ordinary fire that went horribly wrong and a building that refuses to give up. We know USD is lit, but turns out, the history of its buildings is too. In its 157 years of existence, USD has had three major fires, according to Michael Seminara, an archivist at the Archives and […]
The Rant: Noisy Hydroflask owners in class
Dear VSCO girls and Hydroflask owners, If you aggressively screw the lid off and on your Hydroflasksksksk one more time in the middle of class, I might pop my own lid. I promise you do not need to take a tiny sip of whatever strange liquid you are concealing every seven seconds, and you definitely […]